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| Chairperson & Members on the Authority
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Justice (Retd.) J.S. Verma
Chairperson
Justice (Retd.) J.S.Verma obtained degrees of B.Sc. and LL.B. from Allahabad University and then joined the Bar in 1955; became a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 1972; its Chief Justice in 1985; the Chief Justice of Rajasthan in 1986; a Judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1989; and was the Chief Justice of India from 25 March 1997 to 18 January 1998. He was also the Acting Governor of Rajasthan, twice between 1987 and 1989.He headed the Commission to inquire into the security lapses leading to Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination (1991-1992); and the Committee to suggest operationalisation of the Fundamental Duties (1998- 1999). He was the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission from 4 November 1999 to 18 January 2003. After demitting office of the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Justice Verma continues to engage himself in pursuing matters of national and public concerns, and advocating measures for amelioration of the polity. |
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Members Representing Eminent Persons |
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Prof. Dipankar Gupta
Dipankar Gupta was till 2009 Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Over the years he has held many visiting appointments in Universities in North America, Europe and the UK. He did his Ph.D. from the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University on the Shiv Sena movement in 1977. He has since authored and co-authored 16 books. He has written nearly 70 research articles in various scholarly journals. He has written on a number of subjects but concentrated mainly on caste, ethnicity, rural sociology, modernization and farmers’ movements. His most recent work is on understanding India’s economic growth from a rural perspective. In his corporate engagements Professor Gupta has contributed most significantly in setting up customized ethical business manuals, advising clients on corporate social responsibility, and carrying out social audits and sustainability services |
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Mr. Nitin Desai
Mr. Nitin Desai, a graduate of LSE, taught economics at two UK Universities, worked briefly in the private sector, had a long stint as a government official in India and then joined the UN in 1990. In India he was in the Planning Commission (1973-88) and later in the Ministry of Finance as the Chief Economic Adviser (1988-90). In the UN, where he was Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, his major work was the organization of a series of global summits, notably the Rio Earth Summit (1992), the Copenhagen Social Development Summit (1995), the Monterrey Finance and Development Summit (2002) and the Johannesburg Sustainable Development Summit (2002). After his retirement he has been involved in a variety of public policy activities nationally and internationally. He is a Distinguished Fellow of TERI and is an Honorary Fellow of the LSE. He writes a monthly column in the Business Standard. |
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Mrs. Chokila Iyer
Mrs. Chokila Iyer, IFS (Retd.) is B.A. (Economics Honours) from North Bengal University. Appointed to the Indian Foreign Service on the basis of Civil Services Examination held in 1963. Served as a Foreign Service officer from 1964 in various capacities and posts in the Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Missions abroad. Served as High Commissioner to Seychelles, Ambassador to Mexico & Ireland. Appointed Foreign Secretary in April 2001- with the distinction of being the first lady official to occupy the post. On retirement from the Foreign Service in June 2002, was appointed (July 2002) as Vice Chairperson (with the rank of Minister of State) of the National Commission for Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes set up under Art 339 of the Constitution by the President of India. Served as elected Indian Member on the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2002-2204). Appointed Member, Union Public Service Commission (Feb 2005) and demitted office on 28th June 28, 2007. Chokila is a Member Board of Governors of IIM Kolkata since September 2009 and of IIM Raipur since June 2010. |
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Dr. S.Y. Quraishi
Dr. S.Y. Quraishi completed his Masters degree from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi before joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1971. He received a Phd for his thesis “Role of Communication and Social Marketing in Development of Women and Children”. Prior to his appointment as the 17th Election Commissioner of India, he was Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. . He is known for his special contributions in the social sector reforms covering health, education, population, drug abuse, and civil society action. He has done extensive work in the fields of gender, women & child development, HIV/AIDS, Youth and Adolescent issues. Quraishi during his tenure as Special Secretary (Health) & Director General of the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), he brought India’s national AIDS control programme on the world map for creating the strategic framework for India’s Phase III AIDS Control Programme As Director General, Doordarshan, he brought about a turnaround in the programmes and finances of the organisation . Quraishi has a number of books and articles to his credit. His book ‘Social Marketing for Social Change’ has broken new ground in the field of Development Communication. Quraishi is an avid musician and likes to spend his leisure time among people and friends with musical interests. |
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Members Representing Editors |
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Mr. Rahul Kanwal
Rahul Kanwal is the Managing Editor of India's premier English news channel Headlines Today. The channel is the fearless voice of young India. He anchors Headlines Today's flagship news show Centre Stage at 9:00 PM on weeknights. The show stands out for its no holds barred discussions and well packaged stories. The country's most powerful ministers, politicians, businessmen and film stars are regular guests on the show. The show takes no sides, spares no one and is relentless in its pursuit of the truth. Rahul routinely interviews some of the most influential voices in India whether it be ministers, opposition leaders, sports stars or crusaders like Anna Hazare. Rahul Kanwal is the youngest Editor of a news channel in the country and is credited with establishing Headlines Today as a force to reckon with in the Indian news space. The channel is constantly experimenting and coming up with innovative new formats of presenting news and creating a product that is strongly differentiated from others in the news genre. |
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Mr. Vivek Law
Mr. Vivek Law is an Editor with Bloomberg UTV, a leading Business News Channel. He is responsible for leading the Editorial function across verticals. He has worked with CNBC TV18 as National Editor (Consumer Affairs). He has also worked with Economic Times, Business standard, Financial Express and India Today. Mr. Law is a graduate from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. In his illustrious 19 years in Business Journalism in print and electronic media, he has been at the forefront in the issues related to Personal Finance, Real Estate, Small and Medium Enterprises, Consumer Grievances and Economic Crime. His experience and global eye-view in matters of financial inclusion, financial literacy and customer protection would help the Financial Planning movement in addressing issues of Financial Planning from consumers’ perspective. |
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Mr. Johny Lukose
Johny Lukose, Director News, Manorama News has a career in journalism spanning about 30 years. A post graduate in English Literature, he started his career with Malayala Manorama Daily and was the News Editor of the Trivandrum unit before taking charge as the Editorial Head of the Manorama News Channel in 2006.While working for the Malayala Manorama, he specialised in interview features and political writing and his was a very familiar byline. He has done many overseas assignments in US, Canada, Argentina, Italy, Israel, Srilanka etc. He is recipient of many awards for excellence in journalism. On the channel, he anchors the popular interview show 'Nere Chowve' (Straight Talk). The show, past 300 episodes, creates headlines week after week and has to its credit more than 40 awards. |
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Mr. Ajit Anjum
Mr. Anjum is the Managing Editor at B.A.G. Films and Media Ltd. and has been with the company since the past 16 years. He was earlier associated with TV Today group (Aaj Tak) for a brief period. Before his stint with News 24, Mr. Anjum was head of the Current Affairs Department at B.A.G. that produced Red Alert (Investigative Weekly Show) and "Poll Khol" (Satire Show) on Star News. It was under his leadership that the Department produced many revealing sting operations, news stories and special program for Star News (2004 – 2007). He is credited for the most successful programmes of B.A.G. which includes daily news bulletin "Rozana" (on DD News), Ru-ba-ru (on Zee TV), Let’s Talk, Awam ki Awaz and Lens Eye. A graduate from the Bihar University of Muzaffarpur Mr. Anjum started his carrier as a correspondent with Chauthi Duniyaa, a leading Hindi Daily, later he joined the National Bureau of Amar Ujala as a Correspondent. He has a career in journalism both print & electronic media , which spans over 23 years. |
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